Thomas Porteus, chair of Out Together and the lead of Patient.info (Credit: Thomas Porteus)
Patient.info has partnered with charity Out Together to develop digital inclusion hubs and support services for older LGBTQ+ people across…
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Digital Health Networks members are being invited to contribute their views on how best to deliver the community’s priorities over the next year.
A survey has been launched following engagement with members towards the end…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has designated Public Health Wales as a collaborating centre for digital health equity.
The partnership will play a key role in shaping WHO’s work on digital health equity and strengthening…
Kathryn Marsden, chief executive at the Social Care Institute for Excellence (Credit: SCIE)
The ‘shift to digital’ poses unique opportunities and challenges for social care, writes Kathryn Marsden OBE, chief executive at the Social Care…
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John Mitchell, chair of the Digital Health Networks ICS Digital Council (Credit: Digital Health)
An NHS ‘online hospital’ can only succeed if it strengthens existing services rather than competes with them, writes John Mitchell,…
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This study harnesses machine learning to dissect the complex socioeconomic determinants of depression risk among older adults across five international cohorts (HRS, ELSA, SHARE, CHARLS, MHAS). Evaluating six predictive algorithms, XGBoost demonstrated superior performance…
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The Digital Poverty Alliance (DPA) has launched an inquiry into digital inclusion in the NHS and wider healthcare sector.
The charity said it wanted to understand how the UK government’s investment in digital transformation is…
Government Launches Ambitious Digital Inclusion Initiative
The UK government has unveiled a comprehensive Digital Inclusion Action Plan designed to address the growing digital divide in society. This strategic initiative targets the 1.6 million UK residents…
Dr Henrietta Hughes OBE, England’s patient safety commissioner (Credit: Photographs by Photographer London)
England’s patient safety commissioner and GP, Henrietta Hughes, says the traditional in-person consultation is “gold standard” when it comes to holistic…
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Public Health Wales (PHW) has appointed collaborative service design consultancy Healthia to lead a project to boost the prevention and management of type 2 diabetes.
The ‘Digital diabetes discovery’ project will develop an evidence-based framework…
